SABCâs Sibongile Mtyali takes reins as new Kaya FM MD
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Metro FMâs station manager and acting general manager for SABC Radio, Sibongile Mtyali, is shifting gears as she joins commercial radio station Kaya FM as the new managing director.
Mtyaliâs appointment comes after the former MD, Greg Malokaâs resignation, in December 2020, amid allegations of financial misconduct and sexual harassment.
Commenting on her appointment, Mtyali says: âI am honoured to be joining the Kaya 959 family as the managing director; my appreciation goes to the Board of Directors, management, staff and all Kaya 959 listeners.
She adds: âI look forward to adding value in driving the growth of our market share and financial sustainability. My focus will also be on the Kaya 959 values and its culture as strong pillars of our growth strategy.â
10 April 2021, 8:36 PM | SABC | @SABCNews
Image: SABC NewsAt the time of her death, van Zyl had resigned as the host of Sidebar with Sindi on Kaya FM to focus on her health.
Many South Africans have taken to social media to pay their tribute to well-known broadcaster and medical doctor, Sindi van Zyl, who died this morning after a two-month battle with COVID 19. She was 45.
Dr Sindi’s passing is a major blow to SA Twitter. What a wonderful human being who touched so many souls. May she rest in peace ♥
The van Zyl family has issued a statement, asking for privacy as they mourn the former Kaya FM radio presenter. The family says van Zyl was a beacon of love and light and was a great doctor, a true friend and sister.
South African women take part in a protest against gender-based violence on November 28, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. [Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images]
In January, a Johannesburg woman publicly accused popular South African DJs Thato Sikwane, known as DJ Fresh, and Themba Nkosi, known as Euphonik, of drugging and raping her and three other women on a night out in 2011, when she was a second-year student at the University of Pretoria. In a tweet, Siphelele Madikizela explained that she was so inebriated at the time of the alleged attack that she is not certain whether both men or just one of them raped her, and added that they both laughed about it the following morning saying that the women were so drunk they kept “blacking out”.
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Since October 2019, Kaya Fm has broadcast the weekly audio-documentary,
What s Wrong With Groovin ?
With more than 60 episodes broadcasted, the four hour long documentary comprised storytelling in the form of poetry, drama and music.
On 7 February 2021 the show s creators and owner learnt of its cancellation while listening to the radio, waiting for the show to begin.
On 31 January, audio-documentary
What’s Wrong With Groovin ? paid tribute to the late trombonist, anti-apartheid activist and composer of South African soundtracks Jonas Gwangwa. Unbeknownst to its creators, MNM Marketing Solutions, and its curators and contributors, the Gwangwa episode would be the show s last.
The marketing company, owned by Tebogo Moalusi, DJ Kenzhero and Muzi Mtshali, regrettably learnt this on 7 February 2021 when the 2pm to 6pm slot went by without airing